Jered Zank recalled opening the door of Bus No. 28 when two students boarded and immediately asked him to autograph the books they were clutching.
“They came and said, ‘Guess what we got for Easter?’” Zank said. “And I was like, ‘Candy?’ They said, ‘No,’ and then showed me the books,” he added with a laugh.
Zank, who has been driving a bus for Forest Hills for about five years, is the self-published author of three books: “The Ruffest Day,” “Harlow Saves a Bumblebee” and “Hudson and the Frog.”
“There’s a lot of people, especially with cell phones, who go through life on their phones or with tunnel vision,” he explained. “When you’re aware of your surroundings, you see things other people miss. Sometimes that’s where I get ideas for stories — and from my grandpa, who was a storyteller.”
To learn more about Zank and his journey to becoming an author, read the full story with School News Network.
